Senior Estimator ESR

Everett Ship Repair is the Pacific Northwest’s premier ship repair facility. Founded in 2019, we offer vast ship repair capabilities from our facility in Everett, Washington, including repair, maintenance, and conversion services for any type of commercial vessel, with a focus on commercial workboats and passenger vessels. Together with our sister companies Nichols Brothers Boat Builders and Shared Ice Services, we represent the strength of Ice Cap Holdings’ presence in the Pacific Northwest maritime community. With impressive dry-docking capacity and a team of industry veterans and highly skilled tradesmen, ESR continuously improves our repair and construction methods into efficient and reliable processes. We seek tradesmen who share this vision, value learning opportunities, and desire to apply their skills in our progressive environment.

About the Role

Everett Ship Repair (ESR) is seeking an experienced Senior Estimator who will develop, analyze, and complete estimates for assigned projects, creating detailed cost estimates for ship repair and other marine projects. ESR is expanding its federal contracts pursuit and requires an estimator with NavSea and MSC experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with Sales to complete estimates and cost proposals for assigned projects and potential pursuits, creating detailed cost estimates for ship repair and other marine projects.
• Support Project Managers in identifying and estimating needed change orders in a timely manner.
• Manage the analysis of bids and complete estimates for assigned projects, including detailed cost estimates for ship repair and other marine projects.
• Complete proposals, submittals, estimates, and bid summary sheets.
• Develop detailed specifications and estimates for marine projects.
• Identify and communicate all special requirements on estimates to owners.
• Identify and communicate all bonding/security requirements to Management.
• Thoroughly review all customer specifications, drawings, and technical data.
• Develop a detailed itemized listing of required work tasks based on review of bid requests.
• Produce labor, material, and subcontractor price estimates for all required work.
• Produce craft hours and subcontractor estimates on projects.
• Develop long lead and critical material lists as required.
• Prepare estimates for Change Orders on new and existing projects.
• Develop craft labor budgets for planning and scheduling project work.
• Analyze subcontractor quotes to determine the best choices for sourcing.
• Utilize historical cost data to develop accurate bid standards.
• Create and maintain a library of standards, efficiency targets, and history of previous projects and estimates.
• Research and develop new cost standards for work where no historical data exists.
• Identify and resolve ambiguities in specifications or bid packages.
• Develop and maintain relationships with client and stakeholder personnel associated with changes, estimates, and proposals.
• Work with company leadership to ensure all contractual requirements are fulfilled, even during negotiations for changes and contract awards.
• Keep leadership and program teams informed about critical changes and enterprise demands from new contract proposals.
• Work with purchasing to identify major material and subcontract items, solicit pricing, and assist in analyzing quotes to recommend best sourcing choices, including comparing subcontractor to in-house costs.
• Develop and support estimating standards through review and analysis of historical job cost data.
• Regularly update the archive of bids and submittals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a suitable field and a minimum of five (5) years of marine and engineering experience, or an associate degree with at least 10 years of experience.
• Strong background, skill, knowledge, and experience in marine design and engineering, and knowledge of materials used in marine construction.
• Working knowledge of new ship construction, repair, and conversion, including vessel types, systems, and components.
• General knowledge of a wide range of marine vessels.
• Emphasis on NavSea and MSC requirements.
• Ability to interpret specifications, read drawings and blueprints, and understand contract requirements and schedule constraints.
• Excellent communication skills with customers and internal clients.
• Skilled in conflict management and moving stakeholders to realistic consensus while protecting relationships with key stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, and SharePoint.
• Advanced skill level with Excel, including the ability to create and use Pivot tables and present data in graphical, tabular, and chart formats.
• Ability to handle competing priorities and deadlines effectively and respond well to last-minute, high-priority, and time-sensitive projects.
• Familiarity with pricing model applications and processes for continued development and sustainment, including a historical library for future estimates.
• Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Experience presenting to senior management/leadership levels.
• Focus on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; open to others’ ideas and tries new things.
• Ability to acquire a TSA TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) card.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of current rules, regulations, and standard practices of regulatory bodies, including USCG, classification societies, and the marine industry.
• Strong working knowledge of NavSea and MSC standard items.
• Previous experience as an Estimator in a civilian repair shipyard with both Federal and commercial contracts.

Benefits

• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Group Life Insurance with optional supplemental life and disability insurance programs
• Paid time off
• 9 paid holidays
• Vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Culture of Learning with State-Certified Apprenticeship Programs